FINGAR and FINGER Family Genealogy

Genealogical information on the Finger family, mostly those descendants of Johannes Finger (Vinger) who arrived in
Livingston, New York from the Palatinate, Germany c.1710. Many associated Palatine 1710 Families are here too.
In addition, other lines of Fingers are now incorporated into this site.

A List of Finger Family Lines       NewsPage ~~ Updated January 30, 2012

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Charlie Farquharson and Dwight Finger

Dwight Rowland Finger
with Charlie Farquharson when I visited the set of Hee Haw in 1975
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"They were an honest, frugal and industrious people... Many of the descendants reside there, possessing the virtues of the parents. They are well-to-do farmers, and good livers. Among them will be found the family names of... Finger..." - History and Directory of Yates County

"The Finger family has generally been noted for honesty, frugality and good citizenship." - The Annals of Lincoln County, p. 270

 Families Represented 
In an effort to expand the scope of this site, I am now including all Finger family lines into one large database. However, I have added one extra piece of information to each person's record, to identify which Finger family line he is related to. You'll see a tag labeled REFN: with each person. So far, here's what we have:

AD1870 = Adam Finger, Germany to Connecticut 1893
AL1874 = Albin Finger, Germany to New Jersey 1892
AU1846 = August Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania 1879
BE1824 = Bernhard Finger, Germany to Iowa, S.D., Minn, 1848
CA1844 = Carl Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1884
CH1831 = Charles Finger, Germany to Illinois 1859
CH1839 = Charles Finger, Germany - England - N.Y. 1887
ER1840 = Ernst Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1863
FR1814 = Francis M. Finger, Germany to Indiana 1853
FR1816 = Franz Joseph Finger, Germany to Wisc. 1854
FR1822 = Frank Finger, Germany to Buffalo, New York
FR1833 = Frederick Finger, Switzerland to Ohio 1871
FR1842 = Frederick Finger, Switzerland to New York 1872
FR1844 = Franz Finger, Sudetenland to Wisconsin, 1869
GE1871 = George Finger, Germany To Pennsylvania 1885
GO1809 = Gottfried Finger, Germany to Wisconsin 1830s
HE1817 = Henry Finger, Germany to Illinois before 1850
HE1837 = Henrich Finger, Germany to Baltimore 1852
JO1700 = Johannes Vinger, Germany to New York, 1710
JO1786 = Johannes Finger, Germany to Cleveland, OH, 1840
   JO1790 = John Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania, before 1850
JO1803 = Johann Heinrich Finger, Prussia to Baltimore ~1842
JO1854 = Adopted son John H. Finger, Germany to New York, Illinois, Iowa 1858
JO1869 = Johann Finger, Germany to Ohio, 1887
JO1887 = Joseph Finger, Austria to New Orleans, then Houston 1903
JU1865 = Julius Finger, Germany to Michigan, 1882
LO1849 = Louis Finger (& brother Gustave), Germany to Michigan 1881
LO1869 = Louis Finger, Russia to Delaware 1885
MA1884 = Max A. Finger, Germany to Illinois, 1884
PA1865 = Patrick Finger, Ireland to California, 1884
PE1724 = Peter Finger, Germany to Pennsylvania, 1749, then North Carolina
PE1845 = Peter Finger, Germany to New York 1883
RU1862 = Rudolph Finger, Germany to Wisconsin, 1885
TH1815 = Theodore Finger, Germany to New Orleans, Texas, California, 1837
UN0001 = Unknown, Israel Finger, born 1818 Pennsylvania, and others
WI1818 = Wilhelm Finger Germany to New Orleans, Illinois, Kansas, 1852
WI1835 = William (Wilhelm) Finger Germany to New York 1861, (OH, GA, IL)
WI1835 = William Finger, Germany to South Dakota, then California 1905

Just as a point of interest, the reference number is produced using the first 2 letters of his first name and his birth year.



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Finger is the 7,616th most common name in the U.S., and
Fingar is the 43,818th most common name in the U.S.
(based on 1990 U.S. Census)

Picture Indexes
Pictures, My father's side Austin, Fingar, Finger, McNutt, Owen
Pictures, My mother's side Connors, Hull, LaSurke, Rowland

Poster, Association For The Detection Of Horse Thieves, (German Fingar, Secretary), 1868
Some Finger Coats of Arms

Articles

The Finger Family in Brazil

Fingers From Bottendorf To America, from John Vanko
Reconciling the children of Johannes Vinger from various sources
Samuel Finger - Oldest Finger Ancestor in Bottendorf, c. 1570, from John Vanko
Who Was Peter Finger? - by Wade Finger
Johannes Finger's Will, Aug 12, 1779
Road Districts, 1808, Germantown, NY by Capt. Franklin Ellis
The life story of Jacob W. Fingar, b.1829
Reproduction of the marriage record of Jacob and Maria Finger, 1840
Biography of George W. Finger b.1857, Texas
John H. Finger (b.c.1853) an adopted son
Listing of Fingars in Persons Liable To Military Duty in the New York State Militia, 1864
Excerpt from History and Directory of Yates County, 1873
Physician's Affidavit, relating to the death of Montgomery Finger, c 1883
Fingers on the 1892 Ulster County Directory
The Life and Memory of Henry Finger (1837-1917) - 1896
Text of Commemorative Biographical Record Chauncey P. Finger, 1896
Text of Commemorative Biographical Record Capt. Henry L. Finger, 1896
Some Notes Concerning Hugh Fingar (b.1901) from Larry Boddy
Henry Finger, "81 Years Young," Shingles Roof of His Home
Ralph Fingar Wins Life Saving Award - 1935
The Horrible Train Accident of Percy Fingar, 1938
Text of Descendants of Jacob and Maria Finger by Gladys Finger Nichols, 1946
Comments of Hank Jones concerning Johannes Vinger, 2003
The Fingar/Finger Family Reunion of 2003

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